Prevention of Corruption Act
Introduction Corruption is made up of two words – corrupt and conduct. Corrupt means spoiled and conduct is related to behaviour. That is, the conduct which is immoral and unfair in any way. When a public servant, who has the right to take a decision by exercising discretion, takes an unfair decision for profit or greed, then it comes under the category of corruption and the person doing it is called a corrupt person. The root cause of corruption is due to the emergence of political class, which give priority to selfish programs and policies instead of adopting progressive programs and policies. Social dissatisfaction, bribery and nepotism of a public servant are also a reason for this. Apart from this, illiteracy, ignorance and poverty are also a major reason for this. According to the report of Transparency International, India is the most corrupt country in Asia, while Maldives and Japan are the most honest countries. In order to prevent corruption in India, the Prevention of Corrup...